New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 25:11-23
11Now Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558gatheredH2388his courageH2388and ledH5090his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971outH5090,and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980tothe Valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of Saltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417,and struckH5221andH5221killedH5221tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165.
12The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063also capturedשָׁבוּ֙sha.VuH7617tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505aliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416and broughtוַיְבִיא֖וּםvay.vi.'UmH935them to the topלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the cliffהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553,and threwH7993them downH7993from the topמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H7218of the cliffהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5553so that they were allוְכֻלָּ֥םve.khu.LamH3605dashedH1234toH1234piecesH1234.
13But thetroopsוּבְנֵ֣י הַגְּד֗וּדu.ve.Nei ha.ge.DudH1121H1416whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558sentH7725backהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725, thosenot goingמִלֶּ֤כֶתmi.Le.khetH1980with him to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,raidedוַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙vai.yif.she.TuH6584the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063from Samariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111to Beth-horonH1032,and struckH5221andH5221killedH5221threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505of them, and plunderedוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962a largeH7227amountH7227of spoilsבִּזָּ֥הbi.ZahH961.
14Now afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961from slaughteringמֵֽהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221the Edomitesאֲדוֹמִ֔ים'a.do.MimH130,he broughtH935the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165and setוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975them up as his godsלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430.Then he bowedH2331downH2331beforeוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥םve.lif.nei.HemH6440them and burnedH6999incenseH6999to them.
15So the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Amaziahבַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּba.'a.matz.Ya.huH558,and He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971him a prophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030who saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100have you soughtדָרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙da.Rash.taH1875the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834have not savedהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their own peopleעַמָּ֖ם'a.MamH5971from your handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027?”
16As he was talkingבְּדַבְּר֣וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696with him,the king saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Have we appointedנְתַנּ֔וּךָne.ta.Nu.khaH5414you to be a royalלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428counselorהַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץhal.yo.'EtzH3289?Stopחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308!Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldyou be putH5221toH5221deathH5221?”Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030stoppedוַיֶּחְדַּ֣לvai.yech.DalH2308and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has plannedיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843you, becauseH3588you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisH2088and have not listenedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085to my counselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098.”
17Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tookH3289counselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971wordto JoashH3060the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Comeלְכָ֖הle.khahH1980,let’s faceנִתְרָאֶ֥ה פָנִֽים׃nit.ra.'Eh fa.NimH7200H6440each other.”
18But JoashH3060the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971a replyto Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “The thornH2336bushH2336that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971wordto the cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414your daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121in marriageלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.’But a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastH2421that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844passedH5674byH5674and trampledוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thornH2336bushH2336.
19You saidאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, you havedefeatedהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221EdomH112.’ Andyour heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820has liftedוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375you upH5375in boastingלְהַכְבִּ֑ידle.hakh.BidH3513.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258stayשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004;whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should you provokeתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624troubleH7463so that you, would fallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307,you and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with you?”
21So JoashH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927,and he and Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063facedוַיִּתְרָא֣וּ פָנִ֔יםvai.yit.ra.'U fa.NimH7200H6440each other at Beth-shemeshH1053,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belonged to Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.
23Then JoashH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478capturedתָּפַ֛שׂta.FasH8610Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,at Beth-shemeshH1053,and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935him to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389and toreH6555downH6555the wallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from the Gateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669to the CornerH6438Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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